Easy Ice Cream Cake

My mom asked me to make this dessert for our Thanksgiving meal. She had seen it in a magazine a while back and thought it sounded really good.

The cake is lined around the sides with ice cream sandwiches, then you create an Oreo cookie crust, layer with different kinds of ice cream, and then top with whipped cream. I used vanilla, chocolate, and peanut butter ripple ice cream. I didn't have a chance to view the photos or recipe in the magazine, and I actually placed the ice cream sandwiches in the wrong direction. You are supposed to line the spring form pan so that the pan side touches the "profile" side of the sandwich. (The side where you can see cookie, ice cream, cookie) Otherwise, there's a good chance the ice cream sandwich will stick to the sides of the pan.

This isn't your typical Thanksgiving fare. I mean it had no pumpkin or cranberries in it after all, but man was it tasty! The Oreo crust absorbed some of the ice cream and became this almost brownie-like texture, that was oh so good.

Easy Ice Cream Cake
6-9 ice cream sandwiches, quartered
15-17 Oreo cookies
1 Tbl milk
3 pints ice cream, slightly softened
whipped cream

Line spring form pan with quartered ice cream sandwiches.

Blend Oreo cookies in food processor with the milk. Press Oreo mixture into bottom of pan to form crust. Layer the ice cream and top with whipped cream. Place in freezer for a few hours to set up.